November 2018
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Action 2030 Blog
When the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April 2015, a group of 14 people responded to the crisis within a few hours. With the support of the
United Nations Volunteers
May 2022
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Action 2030 Blog
As Indonesia celebrates Ramadan, Valerie Julliand, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the country, and Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator, United Nations Volunteers, explain why volunteerism encapsulates the generosity and compassion of the Muslim holy month.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
May 2019
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Action 2030 Blog
"We believe in real change and see no limits to our dreams – sometimes, normal volunteers like us have to take things into their own hands.”
Mosta
UN Volunteers
December 2019
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Action 2030 Blog
As a UN Volunteer Disability Rights Officer with the Governance and Participation Unit of UNDP, I champion the rights of people with disabilities and
UN Volunteers
Youth Leadership
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
UNDP
June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
The “Year of Volunteers” in Azerbaijan has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic that has emerged as the defining global health crisis of our time and
COVID-19
UN Volunteers
December 2021
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Story
Every year around the world, thousands of volunteers from dozens of professional backgrounds join missions in different UN agencies to work in the field. All volunteers serving across 150 countries and territories are coordinated by an agency called UN Volunteers, or UNV for short.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
July 2022
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Story
Meet Zoe Rimba, a UN Volunteer Subnational Planning Officer at UNICEF Indonesia, who tells her story of bringing the value of volunteerism to child-responsive urban policies.
August 2021
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Announcement
On 2 July, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Savina Ammassari of Brazil as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Gabon, with the host Government’s approval.
January 2020
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Story
Farah had the eye-opening realization that gave her a new sense of purpose: support the needs of migrants and refugees, like her relatives who, in that moment, couldn’t fend for themselves.
February 2022
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Story
This collection of photos highlights how the UN in India, a proud partner of the Government of India, mobilized its resources and capabilities to support India's vaccination drive.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
COVID-19
March 2022
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Announcement
On 1 March, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Karla Robin Hershey of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bhutan, with the host Government’s approval.
September 2021
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Story
Since it started in 2011, the war in Syria has killed or injured around 12,000 children and pushed over 90% of the country’s children into poverty. Millions of other Syrians have fled to the relative safety of nearby countries—including Jordan, which is now home to some three million registered refugees. That includes some 2.3 million from Palestine and almost 700,000 from Syria. Nearly half of the Syrians are under age 18.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2020
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Story
With the coronavirus crisis spreading to more countries with broader social and economic implications, the United Nations is mobilizing its global workforce to help affected Governments to contain or slow the onslaught of this deadly disease.
COVID-19
January 2022
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Announcement
On 1 January, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Amanda Khozi Mukwashi of Zambia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Lesotho, with the host Government’s approval.
February 2022
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Action 2030 Blog
Having commenced my role as UN Resident Coordinator in China almost one year ago, it is a privilege to lead the United Nations in China in this new year and at this auspicious moment as the Games return to Beijing.